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Key Features

Android-x86 1.6 is based on the Android 1.6, aka the Donut branch. We fixed and added many x86 specified code to let the system runs smoothly on x86 platforms, especially for netbooks. The key features of this release contain

Kernel 2.6.29 with KMS enabled. Most netbooks can run Android-x86 in the native resolution.

Hardware OpenGL support on i915/i945 family chipsets. This feature improves greatly the performance of 3D effect and video playback. It is turned on by default if the i915 driver is available. However, if you have trouble with it, you can disable it by adding HWACCEL=0 to the cmdline. (by olv from 0xlab)

Wifi and Ethernet support. Both are configured from the GUI.

A new text based GUI installer which supports ext3/ext2/ntfs/fat32 filesystems.

Support basic bluetooth for builtin device and external bluetooth dongle.

Keyboard layout is configurable. Ten layouts are supported in this release. To use this feature, you have to install Android-x86 to harddisk and reboot after changing the setting.

Fn hotkeys support for Eee PC platforms.

Add touch features to simulate Home/Menu/Back keys, useful for touchscreen only devices.

Add software mouse cursor. Mouse wheel is also supported.

In addition to the key features, here is the list of all other improvements

Better keyboard support, including PageUp, PageDown, and so on. The Ctrl key is usable in the Terminal emulator.